NOW FIRST PUBLIMBED.].
A SECRET QUEST. A STORT OF INCIDENT, MYSTERY, AND ROMANOS,
Hr. GEORGE MANVILLE FENN, - AUTHOR OF "A GoLDer Datas,
PARSON O. DUMFORD," "THE MARTIE OF THE CEREMONIES." "BLACK BLOOD, OF THE Ta zuar LOVED A SOLDIER," "A MINT OF
MONEY. &c., o.
CHAPTER I.
HIS LORDSHIP'S LEGAL ADVISER, "How would I have been such a fook as to write there ?"
Lord Desborough was sented in his oležal chair at hie morocco leather, covered table in Dowaing streeta table heape 1 with parliament- ary papers and blue books, who perusal bo had left to take out his wallet and stare blankly at a couple of latters, both of which wors in a formal serkly hand, a character explained by the word "Copy" writton in the top left corner of each.
"must have been mad."
Yes, they are ngly--for you," said the law yer, returning thom
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"As it did not know that. "What sort of a man in tin P "Fiery old Jadian officer, great invalid and hypochondria."
Anders with his head bout, and his eyes well on the carpet, an bis lordship continued
**Travels shout a great deal for his health. takes physis by the galler. Ab,50 he would only poison himself some day'
Cracking doors hang longest on their hinges, my lord," said Andorion, drily.
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"Yes confound him! Let me sag, hồ has a daughter who travels with him." AND MORE
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don't want to, Carse the sex! I've done with it Hang it man, no! Nover soen her, and May he some guide to you. Now then. Ta very What more do you want?”, bug handred jumpertant things waiting.
Join Barrow Benton."
"Let me see I konw the sam-Colonel
THE, HONG KONG DAILY PRABA, SATURDAY, JULY 30TH, 1998,
I don't know how bad he is, sant, orled jithe girl, frantically. !!
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4. A mi, pray, pray, pray, come.",
Oh, yes, I'll come," said the lady, rislug but I really think sympathy make bim wores."
I hovor saw him so bad before..
Nause my dear. He makes a terrible fuss about it. I do ust go on like that when have neuralgia so badly.”
could, farther and farther for miles till was glander, filth and the newly fallen now of a few. nights bedoria fill which had reached the valley
Well, I don't know, my dear, an hour ago felt as if I could Dover walk up to my agoli; now I could do anything"
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By this timỡ they worn at the door, and sa they hurried into the rosu-
They walked on over the stingy heather Well, John, dear, is your leg so bad pausidst patoles of wild flowers, and then through begins at home, and in these days when the sl There was a deep great, and a spasm of pain the tall spruce den, from whose branches hung is laden with microbes, bacteris and other garms Also a friend of your lordship's Paid An-convulsed the offerer's, countenance, making heavy gray lichen, and as they want on the deep, of disease, it behoves all to be on gard dersou, gating at the handsome ipfamat to bim open bin ayns for a moment before he closed sonoross roar of filling water grew loader and against the common enemy old ago kills, but and will be found as usual, to show an advanes peugliarly searobing manner.
them again tightly.
londor. Among the mossy rocks tambled down faw dianas slays its thousands and millions, does for a doctor
How are yan wow papa? Shall I sond at from the valley aide ages before, the tender i did all mankind is an apathetic and cars. on proceding years
green of the young ferns was peeping, and a less about first signs of approaching Bloknese. Dying dying dying!"groaned the sufferer, rough plank tree which they stopped croneed a Naralgia is one of the most positive signs of of the last half century in the Far East, together The CHRONICLE covers the notable ovende "You are not, John. dear. It's all staff and strain of thlok groy milky, water, the outpost the approach of some physical affintion, and re nonsenes," all the little lady, beading downings of one of the stone-grinding glogers far quires immediate attention, but it has progressed with the Texts of all the most important Treaties and kiasing his forehead, quickly. Why, your above their beads, while handred yards farther beyond human aid and fatal disease has got boki soncluded with the Constries of Eastern Asia, head's ne cool sa col
their some was beside the waters of spring of emo vitarbegan. 8. C. Reilly. Frites, the various Customs Tariffs, Trade Begations It'll be colder soon," said the Colónál. clear as crystal, and sporklog in the guns the oder dite Tane 1st, 1891, from arts round him, and burst into a wild fit of sub- down the valley, coming from the mighty oluster dos haar testimony to the wonder Ob papa! sobbed Bester, as she sang horstream hurried our to join the river which rushed Avanno. Marrickville, N.S.W.: "Lesn
Consular and Court Foss, Postal Guide, Chiki ause Festivals and Observancos, Tables of Money. [bing, which made him draw her closely to his of glaciers three thousand fest higher halftive powers of Glements Tonic. For
side.
dezen wiles away. This river tore down the Lave been periodiendly attacked and a great suf- You ought to be nebamed of yourself, John," warrow valloy with Head-long bielonoe, till ferer from neuralgia and general debility, and mid the little lady, calmly. You'll break poor reached a spot where the rooke closed in, aril anyone who has ever been flint with coh Hetty's heart. It's too bad making so much then made ono beard into a terride chasm, two pervons misery can form an ides of what I have for over a bit of pai
hundred feet in depth, a wooden bridge orcsaing suffered. I And nien ohrenic indigestion, gene, the golf just where the river dropped, carrying rat languid feelings and an utter dislike to start with it stones, roots of tree, and often great myself. The bearsigin was so severe that I trauke, some of which lay wedged in among the favs paced the ball all night and the agony was raske battered, ragged, and torn, bombarded as 30 Tornsiating that was almost out of my they were by the furious fall.
mind. I tried all so-callest remedies, also gal.
"1 did not say only Donton,
aident of Villipore. No, I don't think you can Must be the same. Well-known man. Be
help me any wore.. Gone away, think, to avoid
in
Yew, sed because my people, have basa bunt- him, and made him suspicions. His last letter was posted in London, bnt that would be done come friend. Depend upon it, he has left England for a time. Fat now then, you will
some money."
His lordship gav each setter an angry diy, doubled it, and carefully replaced it in the inner fold of his pocket book, which he thrust into his breast, and then sat with puckered brow, a hand-by some man of sight and thirty, white-baired blank bearded, gazing straight before him in space, where he was mapping out his future
Catour
Yes: better take a dose, and make my quistas," he said, half aloud. Why the dense don't he orme?"
tle draw himself up, for at that moment the door was opened and an attendant brought in a card.
"Show him in."
The lindant wort noiselessly out over the thick Turkoy oarpt, sad Lord Desborough threw down the slip of cardboard, enatohod up a parliamentary paper, and began to peruse it rapidly as the door was again opened, and a kees-looking dark mm, with peculiar puokote at the corners of bis mouth, os if he wore tryg to soppress a smile, was usher in.
Yes, but I need not trouble you yat.". **And on will got me these letters P" "If they are in existence."
That's right. Good morning." soon as I have many."
"Good warning, my lord. I will write na
**And you will devote yourself to the task "Nothing else shall cooupy my mind, my lord. Good day!
"Fusa Porisa the Colonel, in anything bute dying man's voice.
For fass on know how delicate you are, and what a state your liver is ic, and get you will persist in eating and drinking west is not good for you. Dying? Staf! You'll sutlivs me.
Oa. If were only strong again, madain, and thin was India instead of this wroteled deep in a hideous Swiss mountain alump, I would outline you, for I'd hand you over to the Thuge."
lady, composedly, settling herself in a comfort-
*No you wouldn't, Jobu, dear, said the little, able lounge, one of many luxarles the Colonel has had brought from Berns; "you're too fond of me.*
Yes, I do!
Good morning.”.
TWeights and Measures, and other Commireial
Information, amouget which are
Tho san is just right,” said Hunter, "and Faclo treatment, which did no good. At laat a we shall have the twin in perisotion; and-"
friend recommended Cleouts Tonio, and I was Confound the said the Colonel, greito misorsble and disheartened that I purchased "Look here, Hotty, it three fallows are going to a soil bottle and after the second dose felt atop loafing about that little hotel eng longer, great relief. I continued its use and am thanks Tu going away. I believe they are spies." at to say that after twenty-four hours the pair
"Ob; paper you don't think so."
had disappeared, and I was free from the nervous terror. I continned Clemonts Tonio and bare takan four bottles, all my luggor in gons; I am teas from indigestion, I can do a day'a wack The utterances of two gentlemen, in the fami.with any man, and eat like hored; and have drons of young Englishman, on's muntain grand pleasure ju recommending Clemente Tonie earing excaraida; their heavy greased and mailed to anyone suffering from nervous complaints— boots, and this as they carried, wearing Yours truly, S. C. Reilly." w-ased lock that told of hard work, signs.on. gad trucks of sun blisters and noratobings from dorsed by their brown fases, which showed rug NEW NOVEL BY A POPULAR
WRITER the foc, kt
Persian eat of a woman!
"Fond of yea.. you miserable, emooth, plampar
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Only one other thing, and that will bold its own," thonght Lawrence Anderson, as he went slowly nat inlo Whitehel. But how strange! What a Titel world it is, and how curiously Fate works her ways. Just as I was going down to try and see her again. H'm! Loft Brigblon, bave they? Well, the world is unt The new doter advanced silently two or threTry some new plan? There it is me lord, eam. You are making yourseli worse."
big enough for any one to bido in the days. Aunt, dear, pray be silent Papa, do, do ba steps, the door closed behind him, and be stood already shapoù ont. Beautiful, Hester, Onen slowly swinging to and fro a new glossy bat, and softened, it wild be very strange if I could act little lady, stitching away, "I'm doing him No, my dear, I shall not be allent." said the regarding through his thick brows, the reader get hold of the letters." of the paper,
Food."
or
"Yen miserable bumbug!" said the visitor to blmselt
"Alom!" coughed. Lord Dosborough, then, with as affected start, "Ab, my dear Mr. Au Jerson, I did not hear you come in."
Pray do not apologice, my Lord. Stats
Papars
into the vehicle, said "Charing Cross" sheetly, He raised bin umbrella to a cabung, sprang
then auk back, pusing.
Well, I want a holiday to make love. Whore A pleasant jaunt. Gone abroad, of enares, Will It ba Scotland, the Lakes? Senth Deran P North? Blop?"
"Go in Craig's Court." He chooked the cabman.
a little, sud shaking his fist at the pretty pink "Hatty, eried the Colonel, lifting himself up nd white fr-haired lady in her say ouair, she is with kor olaws hidden under the fur. and book at that woman. See how soft and anrooth her white teeth all ready to bits. She tempted your poor Uncle Sam into marrying her, and then, the made his life a mistry, and worried him to death."
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The State's brains needs no excuse.” Lank you, Anderson; you are very good, but they must wait for a while. I want to ou ant you about a bit of business of my own."
He was driven there, for a sudden thought
Don't you believe him, Hetty,If I had Woman in the case for a fiver," said the Indian offer, would be sure to have bad deal-hose to pet and make much x fam over me as be had occurred to him. Colonel Donton. as an old been such a wretch, papa wouldn't have had re visitor to himself.
*Bit down, Anderson," ooutiqued his lordship.ngs with an army agent and banker,
does." pointing to a chair sut swinging his own round till he found the right, ene in a Strand street roared the Oolonel.
So Anderape tried first one and than another, She did a falas, smooth, white cat, Betty, Ross to give himself room to cross que leg over close by Charing Cross, bikere and hold it with both hands.
The rest as plain, and Lawrence Anderson
Then the two keen men of the world sat gan-smiled as he thought how easy s discovery is. to ing in ach other's eyes es if trying to read one another's thonghie..
the man whose wall worked brain enggere & right clue. There was a pause of quite a winnte, beforo Lard Desborough spoke.
Well, Anderson," he said. I suppose
must make a clean breast of it."
But any, my lord, with the social dontera,"
al doctoru! Yes, that's what you law. vers are, confound you?"
Lord Desborough wrinkled his feos and made it look more in keeping with his silvered hair, sa no placed on white Angor to his lips, and then began to bite his nails, bat ematekod his haud away with an angry ejaculation.
"I-I hardly know how to begin," he said, impatiently.
It is very simple, my lord. I suppose you trustep"
Of evares I do, Anderson, or I should not have mat for you, but or-bat er-"
"As your confidential adviser way I venture
indy in the case ?".
"Confound it? Yes, of course thon is.. They're at the bottom of all trouble. The fact is, in sa hour of folly, Anderson, I wrote a letter or two -to a lady, and a nonfounded meddlesome friend is bolding them over me in terrorem."
H'! question of money ?" said the lawyer. "No, bang it. If it Lad been that I should hava snarled, written my olisque, and paid, but this man threatens exposure.”
Hoster," he said more than one that afght; and his mind's eve was full of woot English face, one of those which made men turn when they have passed it, and sigh and think A if she had been my Inter
For there was every excuse for the middle only to his affairs, while now the passion was agad solicitor who had so far devoted himself the stronger for having been set aside so long.
CHAPTER II
THE COLONEL AND HIS DAUGHTER.
"He was very fond of me, as you know, Hotty; and I was very fond of him."
"Bab! Nothing of the kind. You married him for his money."
Na. Johr, deny. I married his beatise he asked me to come and make his old life, happy, and I tried to do my daty by hina while he be
Anat, dear, pray, prey," whispered Houter, looking pitously from one to the other
"Hotty, gire me a glass of that Kitsch in a tumbler of Apollinaris," said the Colonel.
"Ought you to take it, pepa P
"What are you going to reis! against me now? Quick!"
a
The liqueur and mineral water were mixed; and the dying" won drained the tumbler, drew long breath, and then attwerd a deep sigh.
"Yes, you were a dear good girl to him. Eo such a beast"
Good morning."
punched on vite his daughter, who courteously The Colonel touched his helmet cliffy, and returned the salater.
"Borgen."
*Morning, morning" said the Chloze), uu bending new to the late of a handsome, dark fellow, whose fell hat was decorated with a cluster of freshly-plucked odolweiss, which he quickly pulled unt, and stood, bat iù hand, né he offered it with a smile to Hoster.
"Danke schon" she said taking the tribute, The man shifted the ook of rope slang over his shoulder na ko stood alling at them fine, honest-looking specimen of a Švica plasent guide, while the Colonel thraet his hand into his pocket.
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A SECRET QUEST,"
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"He has been up the monstain and picked them, papa, maid Haster.
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They have boon making an ascent of the Schnee Horn."
"And welcome," said the Colonel. "Here, get yourself a ginga.".
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The DIRECTORY morers the whole of the ports and cities of the Far Enat, from Fonang to Vladivostock, in which ar gatharad sofonraerA from the Wost.
Not only is the Directory most fall and 0501- plote in such case, but it is prefaced by DE SCRIPTIONS of cash Colony, Port, or Settle ment, carefully releed each year, some of which Hoch as those of Hongkang and Shanghai, will j Tourist, giving sa they do every detail in ex- serve as parfont and accumte GUIDES for the
Mr. Far's originality is the woader and delight of his readers. Each Now Stary seams better than its predecessor. As the Graphic sye Mr. Fann carries his roadors along with tion until the loss is reached. He, of all writers,graphy, d., &s. him in that dashing style which forbids refleonection with the places, tasir History, and Top- is enjoya, one knows not why, and cares noŽ The Informationsfforded in these Dosoriptions wherefore."
alone would suffice to fill an ordinary valu
A SECRET QUer" ope with a harcosisting of over Brauty highly interesting acterialio prologue. A conversation is
containing statistics of the TRADE of each Conn
Ho beld out a fring, but the guide frowned, coeding between twe men-one a member of articles, packed with tsets sonoigaly set nut, and
shook his head, and strods on after the two young Englishmen.
It's of na Dee; it's all over, Heater. Just as olevia," he said, "Oh dear me! I do wish I wasn't Hester quibbler's dog," grumbled the spently he casts bär off, and when sho threa-
I have at last feuod a new introst in life, and
ern redress the wrongs of that poor woman. Oh, my leg, my 1
Are you in to munch pain, pops, dear" "Pain? Don't you see I am in agony Palu Pshar!"
that cushion to support your back."
"Let me alter your position a little, and pati
"What Don't touch me; lei me die in peace."
"Oh. papa?"
Papa, dear!” cried Haster, droitedly; "is the pain batter 7*
•Gene, my done. It was just lisa wolf RE my leg till he gave a dual shake with his talk
and left rae."
Tes. I thought we would do you gand. Jolin, deor," said Aunt Ecclesia.
The wo good coming and jumping upon me, and taking advantage of my helpleases.
"And you will not die this time, John dear
wen't; I'll live to look after you; for I'm said the little Indy, morrily. not bad."
"Let in die in peace, I say. It's all over now, it's the Ceeth pangs coming on. How could you be so heartfons as to trag me away trou Brighton to this dreary deaclate valley P. Ugh! Whish, eeing the position you occupy it's horrible. Shiver, shiver, shiver. May; and minor pest in the Government, and a future that the snow and lou up there hamming us in stone, may mean perhaps the leadership, would be it was the North pole." palitiest rati
**Exnelty, Anderson, exally. Now you I want you to get those letters."
"How many are therap"
sow.complaining of the host yesterday.”
But pap, dear, you know how you were
"Quly two. The others are of no importance wanterer. There, to put it plainly if you will bring me my two letters will pay you we themed ponuda for thom-thousand piece to sea them burnt to ashes before my eyes,"
"Well, my lord, you may command me. Now for the particulam."
"I need tell you little. You may remember that two years ago the Prlascess Lani Ya was over here in England."
I remember to make some appeal to the Government about her lato father's territory. Kajab of Rajsh of...”
Villiger. You, that's right," said his lord- ship impatiently. "Well, she was recived in susiety and petted as the new lioness. I was. introduced, and met her several times. We ope responded, and I acted likes an idiotis boy. The woman took things ari serious, and finally ap pala to an old friend of her father."
**Indeed!" said the lawyer, raising his dock browe a little.
Yos; one Coloral Doston."
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"Yes; utarnai beat. Ferer. Whore's my Abermometer ?
Hester Donton ran to a side table in the pretty quaint room of the whales whore bec father, Colonel John Barraw Doutor, o the bronzod afflor, lay back on his consis, and re tarusd with a ting morocco oase, whose clasp she hastily opened.
desix, changing solour a little and altering her "Jobo, what do you mear" oried Aunt Eo
You have burt his feelings, papa," said "Pride of ibs Clonel, taking out a handsome cigar case,
Here, hi! bare a ciger
took the cigar affered to him, raised bia hat The men turned and his face lit up with smiles, again to both, and turned to go, but stopped short, facked his fee are under his arm, and held ant the repe which be untwisted a little to show
red atraud runulay theagh it."
Anglisher," be said, smiling," sehr gut."
I hope so," said the Colonel, as the poor fellow who has to hang on it over a crevice. walked on after bis employees; " but I pity the There, Hetty, or talk's over. Those twa guide, who seems an honest fellow but they're follows are humbuga; they're engaged the
here to watch me. Detectives in disguis
"Surely not," papa," said Hester, colouring a
"What do I mean? Here have we been two mouths in this vallag, and it's having a bad et-tite, and the more degly as the tried to hide tral upon you.”
John
"Oh yes, I know, Real your Tebayson." "I don't understand you, sir."
"And you too, Hatty. I fell you I'm not
blind"
-Papa, dar, what are you thinking 7" "Ask your aunt.”
"Uh, house. I don't know, Jokn," said the
Gretelan said they were English goatle men staying at the little chalet hotel. But let's go on for our walk."
"What does Grutaben know about it? Evory foreigner with money is a gentleman to these people Here, let's go back."
"Back, papa P
"Yes. Tamond out diamond' If those, scounderde ore
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great political party, the other his confidential advisor. In a moment of indiscretion the formerry and Port has written letters to a forvigu Princess, who accepted bis professions of love as sincere. Sab- tans exposure he has recourse to all artifices, to obtain possession, of the papers-hin determina- search is complicated by the fact that the in- tinn being to have them at whatever cost. The dividaal onployed to obtain the donaments foxud to be in love with the custodian's daugh. bar, a bright young English girl, devotod ta ber father. There are other saiters to her hand, nature; but the skill of the novelist satisfactorily naithosituations which arise are of an unexpected;
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You' break it. Give it to me. I'm dring. Going off feat. Not a doctor within tive hours' walk. Ob, why did I let you drag we Lers?"
"How can you be so crral to me, papa Tan know you insisted upon coming abroad, and chose this out-of-the-way valley yourself."
That's right, madam. Go"
Woll, papa dear, you said you must etme almond for spot betons, and yet you blarm ma
"Ob; my lng-my log!"
"Let me "
she worked quite vietously,
Then ask Betty Hore, did I come out to Switzerland and chose the net out-of-the-way place in all the canetry to add one trouble; and had myself over head and sars in another."
Hulty, my dear, your papa's going to have Brother it
Not to-day, my dear. But look bere don't approve of the too mountaineering chaps
suging about at this little hatok”
Dan't be baked, John," said Aunt Eenlesia; the pisos is free to everybody.
"Ab! Don't touch me or I shall go of likes blown out sandto That's right; trample on me now I'm helpless. Of cars, I was obliged to now. I don't approve of you making eyes at "I wasn't speaking to you, but I'm going to come abroad. Do you think I was going to stop that big. good-looking guides fellow-berg in England and be busted and watoled by le- führer as he galls himself." **Colonel John Harrow Dentos," said the low-tectives. Oh dearch dear? To die this dog's yer to himself.
death, out here under these mountains, with the
John aux rearly to erogh us, and that cursed estarwit alwaye roaring in my ears. There, give me the thermometer.
He was resident many years at ber father's court, and coufound himi: Ife has got the kulturs, and bean writing me communications 15ature wadeniner.”.
Threatening supose?” "Exot; and those letters I must have."
But he is KHEM to have copie "Haeg his copies Only let me at the originals. I could laugh at the others a forgeries, party malion, anything."
Rat you say un dros not put a pries on them"
Awkward P. I tell yoult in nitor custraction to my political career will be ruined."
"Absolutely."
"Now, Anderson, for goodness sake do not taku that ious," said his lordship, impatiently. "I sent for you to help me, not to malo attace
"I did give it to you, papa," said Hester. whose eyes were red with weeping, and face drawa and punkered with muriaty, a zhan baat over the levsti's couch, her swoot, animated face full of sympathy.
"Ah! yea. I forgot."
Fran Central
Praya Ent Bat, papa, you sre, mistake,” suil Hester, By Flow Hotel
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But it will look en strange guid Hestar, uneasily.
"Let it. Come along."
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There," said the Colonel, who was in the shelter of a clump of pinos, "what did I my? Yes, we shall have to bave here, but I can tght Master Desborough with his own weapons. question Aunt Ecclesia, or else to make a march. Have they gone up to the chalet? Then it's to Here, they think they have enoght me napping, but.Tre such a dank movement for them as chall
But they bave gone on towards the hotel, dear." said Huster, with a sigh of relief. after all."
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not have it."
It would be a terrible insallinene, and I will "Oh, I cannot sit here to be insulted," riad It is positively disgracefni, John-that it is." Aaut Boolesis, jumping up with flaming chewke
to her seat under the firs
She rustled out of the room, and hurried back "Look at her," said the Colonel, just like a be a startbar." white bantara bent which has seen a trog," The Colunal drew out the fragile thermometar,
"Paps, you should not tease her like that."
| MAP OF THE ISLAND OF HONGKONG and with trembling hands placed the little when I am in such agony. There, I'm better Then she should not come and forment tho
77 Ha Tang, Praya Cl. 58. Victoria Ilotel
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Papa dear, why do you worry yourself about up to the right, and here had to orose and meet-koza Hope Factory 35-Yaan Fit Ilong.
of an opening in the side of the valley running. & W. Deck C. 63-Woo Kes & Co., Pon Then for a few winnies there was silanso in that matter
J.-Hoursko Mab conatry, and lon, fire his fase. I am at his the room, rough which came a deep-boned
Strand the little side stress. They were down now mory, and he has none,"
ror, es of some mighty organ. The sun shone going to rust myself away. Oh, if this were rift running ay, toward the great acow slopes EL? Because it does me good. I'm not balow huge mases of rocks which shut out the "It is awkward."
The Exchange is open day and night. floated in by the open window, and through an brightly; the street, loncay sent of the pires only the good old times.”
and the glacier in the chamabore, and the party 1599 opening in the pines could be soon. in all its
They were not batter than the present, dear" in front were some distance måtenă. dasating parity, a snow-overed pook, glittering gentleman could call eat scoundrel and shoot ly, as he stopped short.
"That they wom. Fifty or sixty years ago, a" They're hiding," mid the Colonel; suspūsions- in the morning 18-
A. His ja vated to LA COLOURED PLATE OF THE HORSE FLAGS OF Thoro, come along and let's go and have a look that slope. You woust indent be wrong here; in his Stadio orst Messrs. KELLY & WALSH'S him. That's just what I should do to my lord. No, no, papa, there is one of them climbing of NATIVE TYY63 sopies of which are obtainable of VIEWS some NEW SCENES and Photos.
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let's go back and sen the caseade,"
What's that. Thandor said the Colonel of Excelent und High Finish.
IVORY MINISTEERS of Superior Quality and The day was brilBank, not a cloud to be seen, ENLARGEMENTE of PHOTOS. and VIEWS sad PERMANENT bat s terrifle roar, as of niany thunders, My dear sir cried his lordship, impatiently uparently smoking the toba of a email grises plpe. skalet by his daughter's side, as soon as she had billing both with horror as they realind what
booming from the alisies op to their right.stions of the same on Paper, Cansas, or This one here and suggest all those trita
There: now then, look quickly, my girl, he covered her rich antura bair with a simple was upon them. The Calocel, caught Hester's TEATS are taken in any state of the weather. dodges. I have tried everything of that kind, said, as he removed the therometer, and hold straw hat; and a stranger who had encountered hard Then be pointed and they set of over and alt Parruané et Processer, are executed on INSTANTANEUS VIENS, Growra and Por and his apartments and the hotels at which keit with trembling ingera. "What is it? Hu-the slim, baudsons, upright, elderly man, quite the rugged path, to get beyond the opening Modicals Terms has stayed have been marked again and again." red and seven, I know. Another degree, and I this heas sabreur, who had led a regiment of ireof the little lateral salley: bat a horse at fall
Then you come to me as a fortune teller stall be a dead man."-- "Of course I do, and you are the right man.
gular borse scores of timestorlotury, would have gallop could not havy reached the place in time, If I had wanted shrewd clerks, or people of thet blood heat, in't it
Papal it's only ninety-eight; that's about boon hard sat i bebe big quch as hour before For the deafening or iron, and to the BINA OVERLAND TRADE BEPORT eins, I could have bad hundreds. Something
been grossing on his Nonsenso? I'm burnt up with the cursed out of the ordinary line must be tried, and I old jungle fever. Look again hadred and makes one feel elestio. I shall begin climbing the shrieking of wind, the orgeling of trees, and "By Jove, Hetty!" ho eriod, this country huge storm of spray rushing towards them, with gizod wildly up, was what be a seven. I'm sure,”.
A mountain before long"
the booming of rocks fereed en by the huge mazs Then it isn't dreadful geh in Las mosnef ico and snow, which, with pidly gathering tains, papo, and horribly cold" said Hester, speed swept down the ravine, and literally leaped
Into the lower valley. Now, Dow, now!" he cried; "don't, you trample on we, Hotty that's Aunt Ecclesis's Why why bave you brought me bore? Ob, prerogative. My word," he continued, stepping the desolate, horrible hole!"
to take off his sms helmet and wiping his brow. "Papa, it's a perfect paradise."
the sun doas come down hat!".
Listen," said Heater, holding up one finger
worse."
Rat Hester Denton heard and saw nothing but her invalid father, brakes and suffering at the waterfall. from the consequences of thirty years' residence *Not I. Look bere," said the lawyer, eager in India and there was nothing droll to ber ly. Why not have sat a cierar detenties to in his haprot, as he lay there with his crisp allver
work, and he might have got hold of the letters." hair brushed Bereoly above his high forehead,
upy
I want you to take it
"And my practice P
CHAPTER II.
I NEVER AY MISTAKEN
Colonet Joba Barrow Denton strode out of the
It is sat, dear: look." "Hang your practice, man! Bucceed in this, "Then it's this wretched, cold, snowy shazte and you shall not want for pesotics. I moan to keeps the mercury down in tas baib. Pat it mischiaroasly. rise-high, Anderson, and eo etall you. I will away." not be ungrateful. There, I have told you what 1 will pay you for the lettera, bat money is no object; you will charge me for your tims and expenses, of course."
Grst
Thsuke. Then what do you want me to do
I relegate it all to you."
...Whore Is this an "
"Yes, papa"
What Pis the other thing to me. There,
It's all over, I'm a dond ́s Pakage an as, from far distant, right up where the snow
Hester Denton was cotracine of a sudden stre- ning blow; then all was darkness, insensibility, sada stillness in the ralloy that was awful.
For three miles up in the foe falde the wazi had
loosened a few frosen stones. Then had fallen und dislodged a little snow; the now had dropped on tea steep slope, where what seemed to be a bett
He threw his head, back, and closed his eyes spread down to be oreeping fr and whort of ballstone lay, a scuple of sore foot deep.
Lovely plaes, Hotty, lovely said the Colonel.
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"Lomo ses; there was an old Indian offor mow slope away shove the back of the chalet, said Heater, after a pause, during which
elitehing and placidly gazing up at the great of that name staying, three wooks ago, at the which was perched on a shelf of the north slope Grand Hotel, Brighten."
thanol at the valley
Aant-Acut Explasia," cried the girl excited ly, "come quickly: papa's dying." "he's always dying."
Stuff 1 my door, said the little lady, writing; But, aunt, he is very, very bad indeed" Of course he is, my dear. He kuuld have that Swiss champagne yesterday," said the lady, Hlaing
Wss," said Lord Deskorough, bitterly *buk be in gona: no one knows where."
K-mt You are sure he has the letters P "Perfectly. He sent me copies. Here they
He took the antea, from his picket book, and the lower perused Laem with the shadow of grim salle on his lip,
Do you think we could climb on the PA sposker at a temperance meding the other had been drinking to the beauty of this Ioraly day said he mer in a newspaper a few days age retired spot, which the Colonel had ekoan for an account of three solutings passed at a Board their temporary home, taking the solitary chalet of Guardians. The first was resolved, "That and transforming its interior by giving quite a new jail shall be built in the town of Waterford." brigade of portas work to carry acious luxuries Thia wes gazed unanimously by the Guardians. up into the mountaias. The exteior would not The sound was. That the us fall be built out bear a tonab
of the materials of the old on parad anani-
pracipless behind the chalet, where the pure, jail be not pulled down till the new one ja toils;" As Hester spoko she pointed at the piled-ap modely. The third was resolved, That the blo phite angw lay on the slope and dong in many a pod also wantmonsly
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